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Xterm
Xterm is the terminal used in STC wherein we can execute local commands using a shell. It is the
basic busybox shell that is used in the Xterm as the command prompt. The X-term can be used to
perform all the functionalities that we can do from the various application GUIs. The terminal can be
invoked from the start menu, desktop icon, mouse right click or from shortcut provided on the
taskbar.
We can also perform many functions with the Xterm using the local commands. One of them is to
view the contents of a directory using the 'ls' command. Also we can use the commands like 'cp' and
'mv' for file management purpose. The Xterm is a shell similar to the Linux Terminal, but with far less
number of applications. Here is a list of some of the common local commands that can be performed
on the thin client:
List of Common Commands
Command
Description
ls Lists the contents of a directory
cp Copies file/directories from source to destination
mv Moves file/directories from source to destination
df Displays disk space usage by the filesystems mounted on the thin client
cal Displays the calendar
cat Displays the contents of a file
clear Clears the terminal window screen
date Displays the current time
dhclient Get IP information using DHCP broadcast
du Summarize disk space utilization for each file/directory
dmesg Print or control kernel ring buffer
echo Print a text or variable value on the terminal
firefox Starts Mozilla Firefox web browser